1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

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In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Nassau, Bahamas (hard)bye Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 2Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 0
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3 Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4 Santiago, Chile (clay)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1 Santiago, Chile (clay)
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
bye
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Havana, Cuba (hard)
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3
San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2 Cali, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3 Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 5
San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0 Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2 San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Panama.svg PANFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg ATGFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRIFlag of Barbados.svg BARRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–13–02–13–07–2 (78%)16–5 (76%)1
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–23–02–12–16–3 (67%)13–8 (62%)2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–30–32–11–22–7 (22%)6–16 (27%)3
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–21–21–20–33–6 (33%)8–14 (36%)4

Group B

 Flag of Guatemala.svg GUAFlag of Jamaica.svg JAMBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg BOLFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg DOMRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–13–01–22–16–3 (67%)13–7 (65%)1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–23–02–12–16–3 (67%)12–9 (57%)2
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 0–30–32–11–22–7 (22%)6–16 (27%)3
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2–11–21–21–24–5 (44%)11–10 (52%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0
B2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3
A1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1B2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
A2Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2B1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3
A2Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1
B1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0
B4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3
A3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1B4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2
A4Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2B3Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1
A4Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1
B3Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
3Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
5Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
6Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
7Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
8Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

 Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg BERFlag of Costa Rica.svg CRCFlag of Eastern Caribean.png ECARR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 2–12–12–04–2 (67%)9–5 (64%)1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–22–11–13–3 (50%)6–8 (43%)2
Flag of Eastern Caribean.png  Eastern Caribbean 1–21–20–22–4 (25%)5–7 (42%)3

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1997 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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